| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| knawel |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  nôl |
| VARIANT FORMS: | also knawe ( nô) |
| NOUN: | A low-growing, weedy Eurasian annual (Scleranthus annuus) having narrow leaves and inconspicuous green flowers. | | ETYMOLOGY: | German Knäuel, from Middle High German kliuwel, kniuwel, diminutive of kliuwe, ball of yarn, from Old High German kliuwa.
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